- Rico Hizon
Infobox journalist
name = Rico Hizon
caption =
birthname = Rico Hizon
birth_date =
birth_place =Philippines
occupation =Journalist ,Presenter
spouse = Melannie Syquia
ethnic = Filipino
credits =GMA Network CNBC Asia BBC World Rico Hizon is a Filipino
television journalist , currently working for theBBC as a business commentator based inSingapore . He is the first-ever Filipino broadcast journalist to ever work for two of the world's most prestigious television news networks -CNBC and the BBC.citeweb|url=http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20080128-115310|title=Rico Hizon - BBC World's lone Pinoy Anchor|author=Lu, Lawrence|publisher=INQUIRER.net|date=2008-01-28|accessdate=2008-06-15]Biography
After gaining a Masters degree in Business at De La Salle University, Hizon taught at the university.citeweb|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/bbc_world/ricohizon.shtml|title=Rico Hizon bio|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=2008-06-15]
Broadcast career
Hizon started his broadcast career at
Manila basedGMA Network , responsible for covering capital markets, banking and finance, real estate, investment and corporate developments. He anchored the daily business program, Business Today,GMA News Live and Stock Market Live from the trading floor of thePhilippine Stock Exchange . During his tenture, Hizon won the "The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for Broadcast Journalism" award.Hizon then joined
CNBC Asia in 1995, where based inHong Kong and latterly Singapore, he was the main anchor of the morning edition ofCNBC Today ,Squawk Box ,Market Watch andPower Lunch .Hizon joined
BBC World in 2002, and presently anchors the daily business and finance programmeAsia Business Report and one edition ofWorld Business Report live from Singapore Monday to Friday.Awards
On
October 3 , 2008,Bank of the Philippine Islands DirectorZobel de Ayala and Labor Secretary Marianito Roque awarded the 2008 BPInoy Award for Hizon at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Hizon is one of 2006'sTen Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for International Journalism and Community Service. [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/125013/BPI-awards-two-outstanding-overseas-Filipinos BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos, BPI awards two outstanding overseas Filipinos] ] [ [http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081011-165895/Natori-Hizon-win-world-class-award globalnation.inquirer, Natori, Hizon win world-class award] ]Personal life
Married, Hizon and his wife Melannie Syquia have lived in Singapore since 1998, and have a son Migo (b. 2005). The couple collect Filipino art, and have a collection which covers works by their friend BenCab, plus others by
Arturo Luz ,Jose Elizalde Navarro ,Jose Joya ,Vicente Manansala ,Ang Kiukok ,Onib Olmedo ,Anita Magsaysay-Ho andMauro Malang Santos .References
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/bbc_world/ricohizon.shtml Rico Hizon bio at the BBC Press Office]
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